Home Décor & Housewares

Leading companies like Black & Decker - Hardware and Home Improvement Group are using the FreeForm Modeling Plus system as part of their workflow to rapidly transform sketches into virtual clay models and add sculptural, artistic details to the model, which can then be exported for downstream CAD/CAM.

Selected customers in this industry include: Black & Decker - Hardware and Home Improvement Group, Koziol, Levolor.

See the available workflows, models, videos, case studies, and haptic applications below.

Workflows

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Models
Banana Leaf Vase
Chicken by Christopher Dean
Coffee Maker
Coffee Maker
Crystal Bowl
Crystal Plate
Door Handle
Pine Cone Finial
Sink Faucet
Fruit Bowl by Michael Zindell and Thomas Massie
Door Handle
Modern Lamp
Various Models by Brian Hansen
Phone
Glazed Tile
Toaster by Christopher Dean
Vacuum
Vase
Vase Grooves
Watering Can by Brian Hansen
Tea Cup by Christopher Dean
Piggy Bank and Cow Creamer by Christopher Dean
Clay Pot by Mike Zindell
Soap Mould by Karl Richardson
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Videos
2D Images/Textures as an Interactive Modeling Guide
New in FreeForm v9.1 -- see how images and textures (.bmp, .jpg, .psd) can be used as an interactive modeling guide, and create 3D color prototypes (.ply, .zcp) for export.
Play Video Running Time: 9:26
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Auto-Surfacing
See how the new Auto Surfacing Module in FreeForm Modeling Plus delivers a fast way to surface models and improved interoperability with downstream CAD packages such as SolidWorks.
Play Video Running Time: 00:02:07
Has Audio: Yes

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Case Studies
Black & Decker - FreeForm Modeling Plus System Transforms an Impossible Design Project into Reality

In an era where what is old is new, Black & Decker - HHI and Baldwin set out to create an exclusive line of door hardware that would evoke the artistic beauty and elegance epitomized in France during the 18th century. Their goal was to bring “old world craftsmanship”, including the imperfections inherent in handcrafted design, into the modern machine-age of perfection, precision, and fast time-to-market. When they realized that it would be impossible to produce the products they envisioned using their traditional CAD tools alone, they turned to the FreeForm Modeling Plus system.


Levolor Reduces Time-to-Market for Decorative Finials with the FreeForm Modeling System and Rapid Prototyping Technology

Levolor's industrial design team turned to the FreeForm® Modeling™ system and rapid prototyping technologies to speed the design process for the production of a decorative leaf finial.


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